Published on Dec, 2024
If you’re looking for a day trip to the surrounding islands near Koh Samui, Mr Tu’s tour is a great option. Communication with support staff was outstanding, the trip was well organized, and you get a good flavor of the beauties of Angthong National Park. After pick up in the morning, you start your day at the pier with a light breakfast snack, pay the entrance fee for the park, and are assigned to a group. Then, off for an hour long high speed ride to the north of the park for snorkeling.. For about 45 minutes, you snorkel in a protected cove with depths around 20-30 feet in most areas—so having some snorkeling experience is helpful. The visibility was good, with many schools of colorful fish. Then, you take a short 15 minute ride to an island where you can kayak or rest on the beach. A Thai lunch is served (vegetarian options available) and after about an hour or so, you take another 15 minute ride to the next island. Here, you can climb the stairs to the top of a view point and see the hidden emerald lake. Afterwards, you can get a coffee or ice cream before setting off to the final island. A short 5 minute ride leads to the hub of the national park where you will spend around 2 hours. You can hike to another viewpoint, grab snacks or drinks at the cafe, swim, or sun in the beach or rest on the large grassy park. If you’re lucky/quick, you can get to the beach chairs and rent them for the time you’re there (50 Tbh) each. Finally, you head back for a 45 minute ride to the pier, where you are again shuttled to your hotel/Airbnb.
Having taken many boat tours across the world—this is a fun adventure with high-quality, knowledgeable staff, working hard to give you an outstanding experience. As noted above the ride is high speed—not a leisurely, slow jaunt—meant to get you to the islands quickly. If you get motion/sea sickness, consider medication or something to help with that.
All in all, this was a fun trip for our family (with teenager) and we’d definitely recommend.